The changes brought by digital technologies and networks continue to disrupt our economies and transform aspects of our lives. What if we are on the cusp of yet another significant evolution, one where digital technologies ...
What comes to mind when you think about the future of work? Automation? Telework? For me, it’s the gig economy, especially in Higher Education. In Canada, more than 50% of academics work on short term ...
PDF: The Changing Nature of Work On this page What’s changing What are the implications? Further reading References Over the next 10-15 years, the employment reality for most Canadians will evolve rapidly as the digital ...
PDF: Canada and the Changing Nature of Work On this page Executive Summary A New Context Insights Scenarios Challenges and Opportunities Conclusion Annex A: Assumptions References Executive Summary One of the more disruptive features of ...
PDF: Emergence of a Knowing Society On this page Introduction An Information-Rich Reality Drivers of Change What could these advancements offer? Emerging Technologies Narrative Social Impacts Conclusion Introduction The amount of data created every second ...
Emerging technologies are laying the groundwork for decades to come, with major impacts anticipated in every aspect of our lives. Canadians will have to work together to ensure that the right policies and institutions are ...
PDF: When Energy Technology Goes on Steroids: The Nano-Energy Interface On this page Summary Renewables Electricity and Grids Conventional Energy Summary In the not-so-distant future, nanotech is positioned to create significant change across several domains, ...
PDF: Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoins and Beyond On this page Bitcoin Challenges References In one of its previous Foresight Studies, Governing by Wiki: Fast, Flat, and Furious Social Media Foresight Study and Driving Policy on a Shifting Terrain, Horizons foreshadowed ...
PDF: Neurotechnology and Cognitive Technologies On this page Related Reports Overview What are you looking at Neural Network Computing Extended Cognition Neural Interfaces References Figure 1: Neurotechnology and Cognitive Technologies Related Reports Energy Technologies Digital ...
PDF: The Rise of the Otherwise-Abled In an ideal world, no one would ever have to come to terms with the loss of a limb due to traumatic injury or illness. Reality is not so ...
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